Psychological approaches to pain management: A practitioner's handbook: Edited by R. J. Gatchel and D. C. Turk. New York: Guilford Press, 1996. Price £45. 519 pp

Abstract

Part I: Conceptual, Diagnostic, and Methodological Issues. Turk, Monarch, Biopsychosocial Perspective on Chronic Pain. Gatchel, Dersh, Psychological Disorders and Chronic Pain: Are There Cause-and-Effect Relationships? Morley, Williams, Conducting and Evaluating Treatment Outcome Studies. Part II: Treatment Approaches and Methods. Jensen, Enhancing Motivation to Change in Pain Treatment. Basler, Grzesiak, Dworkin, Integrating Relational Psychodynamic and Action-Oriented Psychotherapies: Treating Pain and Suffering. Sanders, Operant Conditioning with Chronic Pain: Back to Basics. Turk, A Cognitive-Behavioral Perspective on Treatment of Chronic Pain Patients. Arena, Blanchard, Biofeedback for Chronic Pain Disorders: A Primer. Syrjala, Abrams, Hypnosis and Imagery in the Treatment of Pain. Vlaeyan, de Jong, Sieben, Crombez, Graded Exposure In Vivo for Pain-Related Fear. Keefe, Beaupre, Gil, Rumble, Aspnes, Group Therapy for Patients with Chronic Pain. Kerns, Otis, Wise, Treating Families of Chronic Pain Patients: Applications of a Cognitive-Behavioral Transactional Model. Polatin, Gajraj, Integration of Pharmacotherapy with Psychological Treatment of Chronic Pain. Part III: Specific Syndromes and Populations. Pruitt, Von Korff, Improving the Management of Low Back Pain: A Paradigm Shift for Primary Care. Linton, A Cognitive-Behavioral Approach to the Prevention of Chronic Back Pain. Doleys, Preparing Patients for Implantable Technologies. Wright, Gatchel, Occupational Musculoskeletal Pain and Disability. Lipchik, Holroyd, Nash, Cognitive-Behavioral Management of Recurrent Headache Disorders: A Minimal-Therapist-Contact Approach. Turk, Sherman, Treatment of Patients with Fibromyalgia Syndrome. Vendrig, McWhorter, van Akkerveeken, Treatment of Whiplash-Associated Disorders. Gatchel, Treatment of Patients with Temporomandibular Disorders. Elliott, Treating the Patient with Pelvic Pain. Nelson, Treating Patients with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. Mayou, Treating Patients with Noncardiac Chest Pain and Functional Gastrointestinal Pain. Crichton, Moorey, Treating Pain in Cancer Patients. Sharpe, Williams, Treating Patients with Somatoform Pain Disorder and Hypochondriasis. McGrath, Hillier, A Practical Cognitive-Behavioral Approach for Treating Children's Pain. Pawlick, Middaugh, Persistent Pain in the Older Patient.